“German e-commerce has continued to experience strong growth but it is dominated by the pureplayers and is skewed heavily towards particularly product categories. While the clothing and electrical sectors are now well-established online, other categories, including food, remain remarkably ...

“E-commerce is highly developed in Germany with almost 11% of all retail sales coming online. But it has developed unevenly with online sales accounting for just 0.3% of grocery retailer’s sales. The entry into the online food space of Amazon in June 2016 could prove to be the catalyst to change. ...

“When buying online consumers appreciate not just the low prices, but also how easy the whole process has been made. The store-based specialists have finally realised that they need to offer e-commerce to compete, but the winners will be those that effectively leverage the competitive advantage of ...